Premier League preview
My predictions for the five Premier League games that are down for decision on Sunday 7th and Monday 8th of May 2023. It’s coming to the crunch stage of the season as teams are fighting to finish in the top four or avoid relegation. Manchester City now have a four-point lead at the top of the Premier League and it’s a massive game for Arsenal today at St James Park against Newcastle United. Three games are scheduled for Monday which includes a relegation six pointer between Nottingham Forest and Southampton.
Newcastle have been outstanding at home this season as they have only lost one game which was against Liverpool. Newcastle have found their goal scoring boots lately as they scored six against Tottenham Hotspur then four at Goodison against Everton and scored another three goals in their win against Southampton last weekend. Newcastle will give their Champions League hopes a huge boost if they achieve a win today as they will go six points clear of fifth placed Liverpool. Arsenal kept their slim chances of winning the Premier League title alive as they scored three in their midweek win against Chelsea. Martin Odegaard has been absolutely fantastic this season as he has scored 14 goals in 2022/2023 Premier League. My opinion is that Arsenal will score especially with the threat of Bukayo Saka & Odegaard on the counter attack but their dodgy defence could let The Gunners down again. Score prediction 3-2
Manchester United travel to the London Stadium to take on West Ham United at 7pm. Man United’s away record this season has been shocking as they have lost to Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool, Newcastle, Aston Villa, Brentford and Brighton but also failed to win against Spurs, Chelsea and Crystal Palace. Erik Ten Hag is quite fortunate that Luke Shaw avoided a second yellow card against Brighton for given a penalty away which means that the English man is available for selection against The Hammers. Man United are doing their best to throw away finishing in the top four as Liverpool are only one point behind and this evening is a massive game for Ten Hag’s men. West Ham are playing the first leg of their Europa Conference League semi-final against AZ Alkmaar and it will be interesting if David Moyes makes several changes for this game. West Ham still need one more win to confirm survival for another season but they will find it hard to get it against Man United. Score prediction 1-2
Fulham take on Leicester City at Craven Cottage at 3pm on Monday. Leicester are fighting for their Premier League survival as they are currently in 16th position on 30 points. Fulham will strengthen their chances of finishing in the top half of the Premier League especially if they achieve a home win against The Foxes. Jamie Vardy has shown that class is permanent as he scored against both Everton and Leeds. Fulham have hit a bump in the road as they lost their last two games against both Man City and Aston Villa. Score prediction 2-1
The second game on Monday is between Brighton and Everton. Brighton were outstanding in their last game as they achieved a well-deserved win against Man United. Brighton have been outstanding this season especially since Roberto De Zerbi took over and deserve to finish in European places. Everton are also scrapping for their Premier League future but gave themselves hope as they achieved a draw against Leicester on Monday. Everton are capable of achieving results at tough grounds as they recently drew with Crystal Palace but Brighton are a different animal especially after beating Man United a few days ago. Score prediction 2-0
The final game on Monday is between Nottingham Forest and Southampton. Southampton need to win this game if they have any ambitions of staying in the Premier League. Southampton are capable of getting a result away from home as they won at Stamford Bridge and also achieved draws against both Arsenal & Man United. Forest have two home games in the run in against Southampton & Arsenal and they have achieved great results at home earlier in the season as they got a draw against Man City. This will be a tight game as their is so much at stake for both teams. Score prediction 1-2
Hope you enjoy the Premier League action both today and tomorrow.